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title: Stonehenge, the Archetype of the Megalithic Monument
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<h2 id="stonehenge">Stonehenge</h2>

This is a megalithic monument located on the Salisbury Plain, in the south of the island of Britain. It was completed during the Bronze Age and is believed to have been held in high esteem by the ancient Celts.

According to a tradition of Greek origin, it is said that Apollo himself would appear there every nine years. It is worth noting that nine is precisely the number of the paschal cycle in early Celtic Christianity.

Some of the stones of the monument of Stonehenge, known in the Middle Ages as Chorea Gigantum (&quot;dance of the giants&quot;), come from Wales. And a legend holds that it was even Merlin who, through his magic, transported them to their present location.

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  <figcaption>Stonehenge, England. Photography: Diego Delso.<br>Source: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stonehenge,_Condado_de_Wiltshire,_Inglaterra,_2014-08-12,_DD_09.JPG" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wikimedia Commons</a>. <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0" rel="license">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>.</figcaption>
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It can be stated with considerable certainty that the monument of Stonehenge is a solar temple.